[systemd-devel] [PATCH] core: add default extra dependency option

[Thomas Bächler]

Am 28.02.2014 10:02, schrieb WaLyong Cho:
> systemd is already provide a special unit. If the type of unit is
> service then that is 'basic.target'. Additionally default extra
> dependency can be listed in system.conf and then other service unit will
> have "After=" dependency implicitly.
> In config directory /etc/systemd/default-extra-dependencies, if a
> service unit is listed ignore-units or exist symlink in ignore-units.d
> then the service units can be launched before extra dependencies.

I am confused about the motivation here. This change adds several extra
configuration primitives - one in system.conf, a new directory, and a
mechanism to opt out of the new configuration. This is quite a lot for
something that I find marginally useful at best. I think this
functionality even enables an administrator to unwillingly break his
system - setting this option likely has many unforeseen consequences,
depending on the installed services.

Furthermore, the configuration only affects .service units, but that is
not reflected in any of the option names, suggesting it is a
configuration that would affect *any* unit. Why should this
functionality exist for .service units, but not for others?

What's the reason you want to add new dependencies to all units at the
same time?


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